Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of excessive doses.

Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of excessive doses.

by H M Seidling, S P W Schmitt, T Bruckner, J Kaltschmidt, M G Pruszydlo, … C Senger, T Bertsche, I Walter-Sack, W E Haefeli show all authors

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Quality safety in health care (2010)

Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Pages: e15

PubMed: 20427312

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Abstract

Prescription of excessive doses is the most common prescription error, provoking dose-dependent adverse drug reactions. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) can prevent prescription errors especially when mainly clinically relevant warnings are issued. We have built and evaluated a CDSS providing upper dose limits personalised to individual patient characteristics thus guaranteeing for specific warnings.